This study sought to understand the essence of calling development in emerging adults enrolled at university through an interpretative phenomenological analysis of nine semistructured interviews at a small mid-western public university. The conclusions of the study suggest the essence of calling development for this population is the process of…

The use of the flipped classroom (FC) model in higher education is becoming increasingly common. Although the FC model has many benefits, there are some limitations using this model for learners who do not have self-directed learning skills and do not have a developed learner autonomy. One of these limitations is that students with low academic…

Inefficient study skills increase the probability that study work is perceived as difficult and aversive, with procrastination as a likely result. As a remedy, more effective study skills and habits may be encouraged. However, research indicates that good study skills and habits may not by themselves be sufficient to remedy problems, as this…

The high dropout ratios that characterize STEM fields can be explained by several factors, one of which is the employment of students during their studies. Our research aims to explore the impact of student employment on persistence and academic performance in STEM fields. During our research, we used the data of the Hungarian subsample of the…

Purpose: This study aims to explore the moderating effect of culture on students' self-efficacy (SE) and learning approach. Design/methodology/approach: A survey of 437 students from culturally and pedagogically different higher education institutions was conducted. The relationship between SE, culture and approaches to learning was examined using…

The psychological implications of stress have become an issue of concern for university students around the world over the past decade. It is thought that the perception of stress varies depending on students' personality traits and their beliefs about being able to manage their academic life. To investigate this further, a study was conducted…

The present study, based on a cross-lagged panel design, was to examine the directionality of the relationships between anxiety, self-efficacy, and motivation in the context of online English learning. A total of 420 university students in China completed self-efficacy belief, motivation, and anxiety measures twice, eight months apart. The…

People in modern society are media multitaskers due to portable devices and omnipresent wireless networks, and college students are no exception. Previous studies have indicated that students' media multitasking behaviours in class harm their academic performances, and understanding the reasons for college students' engagement in such behaviour is…

Successful writing requires self-regulated writing because of the complex and demanding nature of writing. Self-regulated writing is based on the interplay of metacognition and motivation. In order to enable students to become better self-regulated writers, certain metacognitive and motivational characteristics such as metacognitive strategy…

The post-pandemic era of COVID-19 still leaves crucial problems for vocational education (VE). Practical learning readiness (PLR), which includes dimensions of readiness to support knowledge, and physical and psychological conditions of students, is a fundamental problem that must be resolved through systematic mapping. Therefore, this encourages…

With the rise of "Internet + Education," blended learning has become a new trend in higher education. This study aims to explore how behavioral willingness and self-efficacy affect the learning effect of college students in this new learning mode. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) was used to construct a…

In the literature on international student mobility, foreign language skills are usually discussed as an outcome rather than a driver of study abroad programmes. In contrast, this article focuses on their role in study abroad aspirations and destination choices of credit mobility students. The study is based on an online survey, conducted at three…

Objective: The study tested potential factors that differentiated the COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant and -inclined college students and, based on these factors, identified subgroups of the vaccine-hesitant students. Participants: Participants were 1,183 U.S. college students attending four-year universities or community colleges recruited through…

Previous studies suggest that learning experience influences students' academic engagement and self-efficacy mediates the association between them, and the sub-types of self-efficacy are distinct and play different roles. However, the different roles of self-efficacy sub-types, especially in blended learning environments, have yet to be explored.…

Online learning performance (OAP) serves as a critical determinant of educational quality and students' academic success. In this study, we probe into the impact of faculty support (FS) on online learning performance among university students and assess the mediating roles of academic self-efficacy (ASE) and academic emotions (AE). A quantitative…